Light Foot

by Lou Donaldson

Overview

In many ways, Blues Walk marked the culmination of Lou Donaldson's prime period as a hard-driving, straight-ahead bop saxophonist. Until that point, he had been turning out intense, furious bop workouts -- afterward, as its successor Light Foot shows, he began to slow down a bit. With Light Foot, Donaldson still was pretty firmly grounded in bop, but the tempos began to slow down, and his blues influence came to the forefront; furthermore, the bop tracks are hard bop, not straight bop, which tended to dominate his previous recordings. That diversity makes Light Foot an interesting listen, but the record suffers from slightly uneven material and performances. His quintet -- featuring pianist Herman Foster, bassist Peck Morrison, drummer Jimmy Wormsworth, and conga player Ray Barretto -- is usually up to the task at hand, but they tend to play conventionally. And, ultimately, that's what Light Foot is -- an entertaining but conventional release from an alto saxophonist capable of greatness. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/29/2021
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031450178
Rank:	54070

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lou Donaldson   Primary Artist,Sax (Alto)
Ray Barretto   Congas
Herman Foster   Piano
Jimmy Wormworth   Drums
Peck Morrison   Bass

Technical Credits

Robert Souk   Composer
Eddie Woods   Composer
Francis Wolff   Cover Photo
Una Mae Carlisle   Composer
Rudy Van Gelder   Engineer,Digital Remastering
Ned Washington   Composer
Herman Foster   Composer
Lou Donaldson   Composer
Robert Sour   Composer
Nilo Menendez   Composer
Victor Young   Composer
Adolfo Utrera   Composer
Reid Miles   Cover Design
Edil Rivera   Composer
Ray Charles   Composer